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. >> reporter: the defense claims it was a tragic mistake. pistorius thought steenkamp was an intruder in the home. he acted in self defense. prosecutors allege it was deliberate. he opened fire during an argument in early hours of valenti valentine's day last year. the prosecution will claim he was reckless and gun happy. new images show pistorius on a gun range,i shooting the pistol that killed steenkamp. there is evidence of a flirtatious and loving couple. >> we're looking at a double tragedy, really. because no matter what happens, his life will never be the same again. >> reporter: the trial is due to last three weeks, but a long list of witnesses mean it could last much longer. spending the last few hours inside that courtroom, i can tell you it is truly incredible in there. reeva steenkamp's family is sat shoulder to should we are oscar's family. george, none of them are even looking at each other. >> thank you, hamish. get back to the oscars now. josh what an interview with cate blanche blanchett. >> i got to sit down with cate blanc
. >> reporter: the defense claims it was a tragic mistake. pistorius thought steenkamp was an intruder in the home. he acted in self defense. prosecutors allege it was deliberate. he opened fire during an argument in early hours of valenti valentine's day last year. the prosecution will claim he was reckless and gun happy. new images show pistorius on a gun range,i shooting the pistol that killed steenkamp. there is evidence of a flirtatious and loving couple. >> we're looking at a...
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but this was self-defense, that is a complete defense. and she makes a pretty good story for self-defense. but if the jury says otherwise, so be it. 20 years behind bars that she points out, effectively a life sentence if it goes up to 60 years, when no one was harmed, and there is no question that her husband has a history of abuse against her. >> congresswoman corrine brown actually confronted angela corey, the prosecutor, who also happened to be the prosecutor in the case around jordan davis and trayvon martin. yet she is the prosecutor of marissa alexander. watch this and give me your reaction, lisa. >> in this case, i understand what could have happened. >> yes, ma'am. >> but it did not happen. it did not happen. and so all we was asking and all the community is asking for is mercy and justice. >> congresswoman, i showed her mercy when i sat down with her, we offered her -- >> 20 years is not even justice. >> so that was in 2012, right after the case with marissa alexander and angela cory standing there being cold fronf by the congre
but this was self-defense, that is a complete defense. and she makes a pretty good story for self-defense. but if the jury says otherwise, so be it. 20 years behind bars that she points out, effectively a life sentence if it goes up to 60 years, when no one was harmed, and there is no question that her husband has a history of abuse against her. >> congresswoman corrine brown actually confronted angela corey, the prosecutor, who also happened to be the prosecutor in the case around jordan...
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meanwhile, russian warplanes have been probing ukrainian airspace, testing their defenses and their resolve, and, of course, the resolve of the west. brian? >> bill neely who was in the crimea for us. andrea mitchell before that who now departs with secretary of state john kerry for kiev. thanks to you both. we are now joined by michael mcfaul, who just days ago departed as u.s. ambassador to russia to return to stanford university as an expert on the region and the country and its president, vladimir putin. mr. ambassador, a lot of folks on tv over the weekend seem to desperately want this to be a plot line, putin versus obama. if you're vladimir putin, however, how much is the u.s. a part of your thinking and how much is this truly a domestic matter to you? >> well, for president putin, ukraine is very important to his vision of creating what he calls a eurasian economic union. and just a month ago he was victorious in his view when then president yanukovych rejected the european and started negotiations with russia. but then just a few weeks ago, that president, yanukovych fled russia, a
meanwhile, russian warplanes have been probing ukrainian airspace, testing their defenses and their resolve, and, of course, the resolve of the west. brian? >> bill neely who was in the crimea for us. andrea mitchell before that who now departs with secretary of state john kerry for kiev. thanks to you both. we are now joined by michael mcfaul, who just days ago departed as u.s. ambassador to russia to return to stanford university as an expert on the region and the country and its...
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that defense system people will forget about how outspoken he was. maybe down the idea he could work more aggressively. you get the sanctions. world markets today responding very negatively to this. so there's some pressure. the ruble is taking a beating right now. so, what can you do economically, and what have you anticipated because vladimir putin must know this, he must know you're going to go to his pocket so how do you think about what you can do that he's not ready for? >> one of the things i think about is the vote in the upper house in russia. that vote in favor of this aggressive posture of intervention, military force, was something like 80 out of 166. clearly the russians are of mixed mind here about how far they can go, should go. so one of the things we want to do is increase the wait. so not only should we work with europe on this economic point but in the meantime in the security council right now we should be moving a resolution which would probably have the support of the entire international community except maybe for russia. make
that defense system people will forget about how outspoken he was. maybe down the idea he could work more aggressively. you get the sanctions. world markets today responding very negatively to this. so there's some pressure. the ruble is taking a beating right now. so, what can you do economically, and what have you anticipated because vladimir putin must know this, he must know you're going to go to his pocket so how do you think about what you can do that he's not ready for? >> one of...
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defense attorneys will say he was acting in self-defense when he fired four shots through the bathroom door last valentine's day. >>> our parent company disney is cutting funding to the boy scouts next year because the organization bans gay adult troop leaders. the boy scouts lifted a ban on gay youth last year. but the prohibition against gay adult leaders remains. >>> the popular machines used to help infants fall asleep may be damaging their hearing. the maximum noise level from three of the machines exceeded the work place safety level for adults. experts recommend moving those machines further away from the child's crib. some models are designed to be attached to the crib itself. >>> and tiger woods is in a race against time, trying to recover from a lower back injury that forced him to quit a tournament in florida. >> he says he'll be getting treatment daily and hopes to play next weekend. he was well out of contention yesterday when he walked off. >>> the best golf shot of the season so far happens to be our "play of the day." this happened yesterday at a women's tournament in s
defense attorneys will say he was acting in self-defense when he fired four shots through the bathroom door last valentine's day. >>> our parent company disney is cutting funding to the boy scouts next year because the organization bans gay adult troop leaders. the boy scouts lifted a ban on gay youth last year. but the prohibition against gay adult leaders remains. >>> the popular machines used to help infants fall asleep may be damaging their hearing. the maximum noise level...
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but in many ways you've written that it was by the defense. can you explain? >> there is a reason why millions of americans took to the streets to get george zimmerman arrested and that's because the case was very obviously about race. and yet in the courtroom, the case was completely bungled by the prosecution on the issue of race. the defense tried to paint trayvon martin as a match, that was their word, to two african-american burglars who had been in the community six months before. he had nothing to do with. and the prosecutors did that rise to their feet and say what does that have to do with trayvon martin. so they allowed the defense to own the race issue in a very illogical manner. the judge rule that had they couldn't talk about racial profiling, just the word profiling. which made no sense. the prosecution should have argued their evidence that all of the calls that zimmerman made in the six months prior to the shooting about suspicious people in the neighborhood were about african-americans. 100%. you don't get statistics like that very often. >> s
but in many ways you've written that it was by the defense. can you explain? >> there is a reason why millions of americans took to the streets to get george zimmerman arrested and that's because the case was very obviously about race. and yet in the courtroom, the case was completely bungled by the prosecution on the issue of race. the defense tried to paint trayvon martin as a match, that was their word, to two african-american burglars who had been in the community six months before....
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union says it's not taping barbara byrd bennett as an idle threat and union leaders are preparing a defense. >>the new leadership of ukraine is accusing russia of declaring war. an estimated six thousand russian troops effectively seized control of ukraine's crimean peninsula over the weekend. crimea is on the black sea, a major shipping lane for russian crude oil. the russians have surrounded three ukrainian military bases, and demanded that the soldiers inside surrender. russia's actions have sparked official condemnation from around the world, and protests among ukrainian americans. >> there will the cost to the economy of russia and to russian businesses and to russian individuals. ultimately i think russia will isolate itself on a global stage that had just spent $60 billion for the olympics to try to present a different face. >> the g-8 summit, scheduled in russia this summer, has been suspended in protest. chicago's local ukrainian community is calling on the united nations to take action against russia, before an armed senator durbin told a gathering of local ukrainians, a military
union says it's not taping barbara byrd bennett as an idle threat and union leaders are preparing a defense. >>the new leadership of ukraine is accusing russia of declaring war. an estimated six thousand russian troops effectively seized control of ukraine's crimean peninsula over the weekend. crimea is on the black sea, a major shipping lane for russian crude oil. the russians have surrounded three ukrainian military bases, and demanded that the soldiers inside surrender. russia's...
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wear dark suit he stood behind his defense team and stared ahead impassively as charges of killing his girlfriend reeva steenkamp were red off. then the judge asked him how he pleads. >> not guilty my lady. >> there was a statement read that he and reva were in a loving relationship at the time of the shooting and he had no intention of killing her. certainly coverage of this film captured on supermarket security cameras show a young couple deeply in love. but ten days later she's dead and pistorius was charged with her murder. he shot her by accident mistaking her for an intruder. they will paint a very different picture that he was, in fact, a violent gun-obsessed young map who killed his girlfriend in a murderous bit of rage. witness for the state was pistorius's neighbor who ask that her face not be shown. she heard a woman screen followed by four shots and immediately thought it was a burglary. >> it was very dramatic for me. you could hear that it was blood-curdling screams. >> in court was reeva's mother june. she never met him in the foresuffered a stroke in january and was not
wear dark suit he stood behind his defense team and stared ahead impassively as charges of killing his girlfriend reeva steenkamp were red off. then the judge asked him how he pleads. >> not guilty my lady. >> there was a statement read that he and reva were in a loving relationship at the time of the shooting and he had no intention of killing her. certainly coverage of this film captured on supermarket security cameras show a young couple deeply in love. but ten days later she's...
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as putin told german chancellor angela merkel yesterday, it's more about self-defense. this new pro western ukrainian government in kiev poses an existential threat to his and russia's interest in ukraine and that means primarily, crimea. why? crimea gives them an essential warm water port, it gives them a base for the black sea fleet. so putin's nightmare sees this canceling russia's lease on the black sea fleet base and taking over cry meimea and bringing th enemy up to russia's border. for him, it's a double whammy. in terms of clearing russian forces or pushing them back, neither the u.s. nor nato are contemplating a military action and talking about ukraine's military quite quickly, it's the second largest european military apparently. it's too weak. it's certainly too low tech to take russia on. even russia's second echelon sailors that we've seen roaming around crimea for the last two or three days. russia's control of crimea is open ended. >>> we move on to china now. a mass stabbing over the weekend has left the nation shocked and looking for answers. on saturd
as putin told german chancellor angela merkel yesterday, it's more about self-defense. this new pro western ukrainian government in kiev poses an existential threat to his and russia's interest in ukraine and that means primarily, crimea. why? crimea gives them an essential warm water port, it gives them a base for the black sea fleet. so putin's nightmare sees this canceling russia's lease on the black sea fleet base and taking over cry meimea and bringing th enemy up to russia's border. for...
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the defense claims the killing was a tragic mistake. pistorius thought steenkamp was an intruder in the home. but in court today, a neighbor described hearing blood-curdling screams from a woman, then a series of gun shots in the early hours of valentine's day last year. >> just before the gunshots, it was blood-curdling. it was something that leaves you cold. >> reporter: prosecutors now hope to portray oscar pistorius as gun-happy and reckless. this is just the first step for oscar pistorius, in what will be a long and drawn-out trial. day one is over. but there are so many more to go. proceedings will last at least three weeks. pistorius faces a possible life sentence. hamish macdonald, abc news, pretoria, south africa. >>> and on "world news" next tonight, "real money." from the car in your driveway, to your own back yard. how families are earning thousands of dollars uncovering untapped resources in their own home. and you can do it, too, when we're back in two minutes. [ male announcer ] this is joe woods' first day of work. and h
the defense claims the killing was a tragic mistake. pistorius thought steenkamp was an intruder in the home. but in court today, a neighbor described hearing blood-curdling screams from a woman, then a series of gun shots in the early hours of valentine's day last year. >> just before the gunshots, it was blood-curdling. it was something that leaves you cold. >> reporter: prosecutors now hope to portray oscar pistorius as gun-happy and reckless. this is just the first step for...
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let me say this in defense of what mitt romney did and sarah palin. we have been so consumed with islamic terrorists that we have not looked at potential -- the big geopolitical picture which is russia and china. so if the obama administration missed it, a lot of people missed it. while we're focusing on these terrorists that i think we're overfocused on, we have left alone some of the bigger players in the world. >> to be fair, i think you're right. i still think terror is number one. but i always thought russia was a second-tier issue. i felt that way because i wanted to believe it. i wanted to believe that the russians were so much in love with the west, but i conflated russia with putin. >> russians have been helpful to the united states when it came to fighting radical islamic terrorism. >> because it's in their own self interest. >> putin is the president of a sovereign nation. he should not be allowed to invade other sovereign nations. when you're fighting an idealogical war, you have to work with people like putin. >> can i point out the diffe
let me say this in defense of what mitt romney did and sarah palin. we have been so consumed with islamic terrorists that we have not looked at potential -- the big geopolitical picture which is russia and china. so if the obama administration missed it, a lot of people missed it. while we're focusing on these terrorists that i think we're overfocused on, we have left alone some of the bigger players in the world. >> to be fair, i think you're right. i still think terror is number one....
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. >> you could say it is time to put that missile defense shield back in the czech republic. >> too late. >> initial negotiations to make ukraine part of nato as well as other surrounding nations that want to be part of nato and russia saying you're getting too close to our borders, let's be honest. and the president of the united states would have to admit that. even secretary of state john kerry acquiesced to this notion. the mind set of set and reset a relationship has failed. the mind-set of putin, somebody hei] thought he for every day they stay in the crimea, add to their suspension. do something. >> and flood ukraine with economic aid and start pulling them away from russian natural gas and let you start selling our natural gatt at a price in which they can deal with that helps that economy stand on its own. >> one of the problems is if europe were to try to extract some pain from mr. putin, all those pipelines run across the ukraine -- i think there are about 10 or 11 of them, all putin would have to do is turn off the seven that go across the ukraine and i have a feeling he'd ha
. >> you could say it is time to put that missile defense shield back in the czech republic. >> too late. >> initial negotiations to make ukraine part of nato as well as other surrounding nations that want to be part of nato and russia saying you're getting too close to our borders, let's be honest. and the president of the united states would have to admit that. even secretary of state john kerry acquiesced to this notion. the mind set of set and reset a relationship has...
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every defense attorney does that. no matter who your client is. there is nothing unusual or bizarre. i think a defense attorney would be nuts not to put their client on the stand and develop some facts that just helps the jury relate to them. >> when the verdict was read, apparently there was applause from kerry kennedy's side when she went over and shook the hand of the prosecutor. >> kerry kennedy found not guilty of driving while impaired >>> in the west, another icy blast with windchills dipping below zero. detroit public schools closed today because it is so closed. this is what happened after a water main break. the water froze completely solid on the streets. >>> the outgoing ambassador to russia says the crisis it ukraine is dire. they are patrolling a main airport. russian forces are conducting military drill near ukraine's border. men in camouflage uniforms are blocking one of the country's military air bases. you cra the ukraine's minister accuses russia and has pledged to keep fighting. victor yanukovych speaking from russia in his fir
every defense attorney does that. no matter who your client is. there is nothing unusual or bizarre. i think a defense attorney would be nuts not to put their client on the stand and develop some facts that just helps the jury relate to them. >> when the verdict was read, apparently there was applause from kerry kennedy's side when she went over and shook the hand of the prosecutor. >> kerry kennedy found not guilty of driving while impaired >>> in the west, another icy...
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it's designed for defense and security groups. the phone will hold encrypted data that will be hard it hack and will have a self-destruction option that goes off when someone tries to pop open the case. >>> well, one of jesus' miracles in the bible was to turn water into wine, right? well, as an entrepreneur says, he has created a device that will let you do the same thing. here's a look at the miracle machine. phillip james, the inventor, says the device can make wine in just three days. you put in water, grape concentrate, and yeast, the device ferments it, regulates it, and gives it flavor. customers can pick the kind of wine they want. james plans to launch the kick-starter campaign next week. he says the ingredients will cost you $2 but will create the equivalent of a $20 bottle. don't know if it will take on wine country any time soon. certainly an interesting concept. >>> still to come tonight on abc 7 news at 9:00, a battle of beasts caught on camera. really remarkable images. the rare pictures showing one of nature's top
it's designed for defense and security groups. the phone will hold encrypted data that will be hard it hack and will have a self-destruction option that goes off when someone tries to pop open the case. >>> well, one of jesus' miracles in the bible was to turn water into wine, right? well, as an entrepreneur says, he has created a device that will let you do the same thing. here's a look at the miracle machine. phillip james, the inventor, says the device can make wine in just three...
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we always talk about the insanity defense and if she were tried no question that would be the defense in a case like this. what people forget sometimes the authorities don't even decide to prosecute and they say to themself, you know what, we don't believe that this person was able to establish the intent to commit a crime. and so that could be what prosecutors decide here and decide we don't even think there's a crime, no need for a trial. >> the family, they did what they could. i mean they call the police. they tried -- >> everyone in this case did what they should have done, the family, the police went and talked to her. >> the rescuers on the beach, how quickly they acted. >> unbelievable. >> all right, dan, thank you. >>> thank you, guys. >>> a major report, a mysterious disappearance of holly bobo. a suspect is in custody this morning three years after the 20-year-old vanished. abc's gio benitez here with the latest. good morning, gio. >> reporter: good morning to you, george. holly bobo's case sparked a nationwide search. the reward set at nearly $500,000. now this morning, po
we always talk about the insanity defense and if she were tried no question that would be the defense in a case like this. what people forget sometimes the authorities don't even decide to prosecute and they say to themself, you know what, we don't believe that this person was able to establish the intent to commit a crime. and so that could be what prosecutors decide here and decide we don't even think there's a crime, no need for a trial. >> the family, they did what they could. i mean...
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>> his defense is it was a mistake and a reasonable person could have made the same mistake. fair enough but that's a tough defense. >> reporter: pistorius says he's kept a gun under his bed for security. he's always maintained it was all a tragic dent. the prosecution argues the shooting was deliberate. >> considering that oscar pistorius shot his own girlfriend in his own home multiple times, you would think it might be a victory for them if the judge only convicts him of the lesser crime of culpable homicide meaning it was a negligent shooting. >> reporter: well his defense team is leaving no stone your honor turned hiring a company that reproduces crime scenes and dr. henry lee who gave evidence during the o.j. simpson trial. the oscar pistorius trial is expected to last up to six weeks. most of it will be televised. dan and bianna. >> of course, the world will be watching. >>> on a lighter note we turn 0 our countdown to oscar sunday just one day away from hollywood's biggest night and the excitement is building, i would say very fast. >> in the middle of furious rehears
>> his defense is it was a mistake and a reasonable person could have made the same mistake. fair enough but that's a tough defense. >> reporter: pistorius says he's kept a gun under his bed for security. he's always maintained it was all a tragic dent. the prosecution argues the shooting was deliberate. >> considering that oscar pistorius shot his own girlfriend in his own home multiple times, you would think it might be a victory for them if the judge only convicts him of...
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russian part of ukraine and the united states and allies are weighing sanctions and whether to benefit up defenses this europe. russia's stock market jumps 10 percent and the valve the currency is at a low against the dollar and the euro and the internet monitoring age says it has blocked a dozen pages linked to the ukraine protest movement that helped the country out of the -- ous testimony washington, dc, has declared a snow emergency. schools and federal offices are closed and cities along the path spent the weekend preparing. >> ice is detrimental to our electric system. we have increased crews stationed throughout the entire service area. >> according to www. www.flightaware2,000 flights have been canceled. >> residents facing clean up after they returned home when ordered were lifted with plenty of mud and debris in the neighbors and there was a major wildfire in january and much of the concern is over. >> do we have any more conditions if wet weather? it is looking like we are not out of the woods. >> i don't think i will need the umbrella right here. at mid-day i will have it next to me. t
russian part of ukraine and the united states and allies are weighing sanctions and whether to benefit up defenses this europe. russia's stock market jumps 10 percent and the valve the currency is at a low against the dollar and the euro and the internet monitoring age says it has blocked a dozen pages linked to the ukraine protest movement that helped the country out of the -- ous testimony washington, dc, has declared a snow emergency. schools and federal offices are closed and cities along...
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pistorius' defense lawyer, barry rue ripping into the witness there, michelle burger, questioning her time and again, how many shots, how did you hear them? what did you hear the screaming? what did your husband hear? your husband heard something different? he accused her of, you are adapting, you are speculating, you are closing the gap, all but telling her she is getting wrong, trying to inject an element of doubt in her testimony. she started off as a nervous witness. she started off speaking her native african. she finished the afternoon speaking in english standing up to that severe cross-examination and that's what the prosecution needs, witnesses with confidence where there can be no doubt in what they are saying. the defense attorney clearly trying to introduce some doubt into what that witness was saying there. >> we'll keep following the murder trial along with you there. thank you so much. still to come, investors on wall street bracing for the worst. why the political crisis is causing economic turn moil around the world. it's a stationery and gifts store. anything we purc
pistorius' defense lawyer, barry rue ripping into the witness there, michelle burger, questioning her time and again, how many shots, how did you hear them? what did you hear the screaming? what did your husband hear? your husband heard something different? he accused her of, you are adapting, you are speculating, you are closing the gap, all but telling her she is getting wrong, trying to inject an element of doubt in her testimony. she started off as a nervous witness. she started off...
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if you remember, in november they declared on their own a unilateral air defense zone over thousands of miles in the pacific. this is a very dangerous precedent that's been setting. iraq was a disaster. this was an even lower precedent for military intervention. putin has sort of outplayed us over the last decade. now germany gets 40% of its natural gas from russia. he knows that. he thinks the germans won't back sanctions. it is angela merkel, the german chancellor, who's saying we should not kick russia out of the g8. it's hurting him economically. it's isolating him. you don't give him the olympic games. you don't allow him in the g8. you hold him accountable. and i agree with steve, you have a strategy to isolate putin. putin is dangerous. putinism is dangerous. this rise of authoritarianism is something we need counter patiently, slowly, but consistently over time. >> steve, one of the problems in a situation like this is the ultimate action no one is willing to take. there is no one saying we should be willing to go to war with russia over this incursion. and once you eliminate
if you remember, in november they declared on their own a unilateral air defense zone over thousands of miles in the pacific. this is a very dangerous precedent that's been setting. iraq was a disaster. this was an even lower precedent for military intervention. putin has sort of outplayed us over the last decade. now germany gets 40% of its natural gas from russia. he knows that. he thinks the germans won't back sanctions. it is angela merkel, the german chancellor, who's saying we should not...
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clinton's secretary of defense from 2007 7 to 2001. william cohen, now chairman of the cohen group. good to see you. thank you for being with us. >> thank you for having me. >> we just talked about infrastructure, people turn on the lights and they expect it to work. they turn on the tap and expect clean water to come out. same with military. a lot in social media said we can forward to cut a lot from the military and be fine. people don't seem to feel the daily impact of that. what is your thought. >> they don't feel the daily impact of it until something happens. there is growing instability in various parts of the world which may require the united states of having military commitment. congress has mandated a reduction a significant reduction, $500 million from the defense budget. under this two-year budget agreement with congress, $75 billion will be coming out of the defense budget. the question is how do you get it? you can reduce personnel which secretary hagel has propose: you can cut operations and maintenance which means you'
clinton's secretary of defense from 2007 7 to 2001. william cohen, now chairman of the cohen group. good to see you. thank you for being with us. >> thank you for having me. >> we just talked about infrastructure, people turn on the lights and they expect it to work. they turn on the tap and expect clean water to come out. same with military. a lot in social media said we can forward to cut a lot from the military and be fine. people don't seem to feel the daily impact of that. what...
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there were allegations of police mismanaging evidence and the defense will delve into oscar's fear of crime that propelled him to shoot at what he said he thought was an intruder who broke into his house in the middle of the night. as an olympian, oscar pistorius made south africa proud on the world stage. tomorrow his life and his actions will take center stage in a courtroom here. that, too, will be watched just as closely by his countrymen and many around the world. lester, the trial gets under way tomorrow with opening statements by the prosecution, and in a first for this country, a south african judge has allowed cameras in the courtroom. it's going to be televised. a lot of people will be watching it. the trial is expected to last from three to five weeks and a verdict possibly weeks after that. you can imagine it is going to grip the nation and a lot of media attention from around the world. >> thanks. we're going to switch gears and talked about the red carpet. for many people, the only question that matters is who are you wearing? we'll take a closer look at your fidelity gr
there were allegations of police mismanaging evidence and the defense will delve into oscar's fear of crime that propelled him to shoot at what he said he thought was an intruder who broke into his house in the middle of the night. as an olympian, oscar pistorius made south africa proud on the world stage. tomorrow his life and his actions will take center stage in a courtroom here. that, too, will be watched just as closely by his countrymen and many around the world. lester, the trial gets...
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the new lineup has 20 ministers from the old cabinet, including defense minister' del sisi he's widely expected to run for president this years a live look at preparations for the 86th annual academy a wards in los angeles. in just a couple of hours fans and stars will be arriving there for hollywood's biggest night. talk show hold ellen degeneres is hosting. favorites including american hustle, graph reu and 12 years a slave. those are the headlines think i am jonathan betz i will be back in an hour with more news, but up next the documentary toughest place taxi driver starts now for updates all day go to al jazerra doll come. have a good day. taxi driver to join the taxi wallahs in the indian megacity of mumbai. >> whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa. big bus, big bus, big bus. what have i got myself into here, eh? >> he'll have to come to grips with some unusual driving conditions... >> jesus. >> too much problem if you are
the new lineup has 20 ministers from the old cabinet, including defense minister' del sisi he's widely expected to run for president this years a live look at preparations for the 86th annual academy a wards in los angeles. in just a couple of hours fans and stars will be arriving there for hollywood's biggest night. talk show hold ellen degeneres is hosting. favorites including american hustle, graph reu and 12 years a slave. those are the headlines think i am jonathan betz i will be back in...
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when he was arrested that same day through the trial, which only lasted about two hours, there was no defense presented, and then just a couple months after that, no appeal ever filed, and then he went to the electric chair, the youngest american put to death in the 20th century. >> and the details of even the execution, as i've read, he was so small that he had to sit on bibles so that he could reach the -- be executed in the chair because of his slight size here, but the people who have been pushing for this and behind the effort to clear his name, what are they saying ultimately that they would like here from the judge? is it to say he was innocent, is it to say that due process, what is the ultimate goal here? >> well, the attorneys for the family, the surviving relatives, have put a couple different options before the judge here. one is a motion to grant a retrial based on the testimony that was heard in a hearing here in the courthouse last month from his surviving brother and his two sisters, which was basically an alibi statement saying he was with them, with the family, overnight whe
when he was arrested that same day through the trial, which only lasted about two hours, there was no defense presented, and then just a couple months after that, no appeal ever filed, and then he went to the electric chair, the youngest american put to death in the 20th century. >> and the details of even the execution, as i've read, he was so small that he had to sit on bibles so that he could reach the -- be executed in the chair because of his slight size here, but the people who have...
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start your journey at capella.edu. >>> defense secretary warns that russian russians defense risks becoming a serious situation soon. >> as we look ahead of these developments you have the y ukraine military and now beare he hearing about power being shut off to a base. troops are close to each other in a volatile situation. what is the pentagon's view about this? >> the pentagon is absolutely adamant it doesn't want to talk about this at all. but the pentagon is going to have to start talking about it. senior administration official has said that russian forces now have kcomplete operational control of the peninsula. that makes this a full on military situation at this point. that means the russian military controls air, land and sea, as you said, the top naval official now essentially to the russian side. what does the pentagon do about it if they want to engage in the russian military as a way of engaging of pulling back. they don't know who may defect next to the russian side. controlling for that. that up to this point appears to be the russian goal and it looks like the u.s. has concl
start your journey at capella.edu. >>> defense secretary warns that russian russians defense risks becoming a serious situation soon. >> as we look ahead of these developments you have the y ukraine military and now beare he hearing about power being shut off to a base. troops are close to each other in a volatile situation. what is the pentagon's view about this? >> the pentagon is absolutely adamant it doesn't want to talk about this at all. but the pentagon is going to...
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the defense says the timing of this has taken them by surprise. it's a professional boxer who says he helped to cover up the role of oscar pistorius in a separate shooting incident just weeks before the death of reeva steenkamp. champion boxer kevin lerena, a friend of oscar pistorius and reeva steenkamp is the fourth witness to take the stand in the olympic star's murder trial. alleged he fired a gun inside a restaurant just weeks before he killed reeva steenkamp on valentine's day last year. >> a shot went off in the restaurant and then there was just complete silence. i was in shock and i looked down on the floor, and exactly where my foot was stationary, there was like a hole in the floor. >> reporter: he's accused of firing the gun under their table and amid the chaos asking a friend to take the blame. the prosecution is painting a picture of a man careless with guns. >> i do remember oscar saying, please, just say it was you. i don't want any attention around me. just say it was you. >> you swore again, mr. johnson. >> reporter: the pistoriu
the defense says the timing of this has taken them by surprise. it's a professional boxer who says he helped to cover up the role of oscar pistorius in a separate shooting incident just weeks before the death of reeva steenkamp. champion boxer kevin lerena, a friend of oscar pistorius and reeva steenkamp is the fourth witness to take the stand in the olympic star's murder trial. alleged he fired a gun inside a restaurant just weeks before he killed reeva steenkamp on valentine's day last year....
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in the defense of marriage act we have been putting out reminders. we remind people when it is time to pay your estimated taxes. there is a tremendous amount of time spent reaching out trying to educate them as much as we can about the tax code as i somewhat facetiously said. it may take awhile for we can convince people. we do spend a significant amount of time doing what you're talking about. prior to and during the filing season we give people as much information as they can get. this year we are advising people not to call if you need to find of the budget refund. go to the website and push the tab. to london 50 million people get information. this year for the first time you can go to the website, authenticate you are and get transcripts of previous filings and print them out of home. you don't have to come to an assistance center. partially to the chairman's concern which is we can't just sit around and see what will we do. we spend a lot of time trying to say what information taxpayers need to mccall about, how much of that can we give them. w
in the defense of marriage act we have been putting out reminders. we remind people when it is time to pay your estimated taxes. there is a tremendous amount of time spent reaching out trying to educate them as much as we can about the tax code as i somewhat facetiously said. it may take awhile for we can convince people. we do spend a significant amount of time doing what you're talking about. prior to and during the filing season we give people as much information as they can get. this year...
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the legal defense fund had have a role and the case. eventually when he was the head of the legal defense fund they formally became his attorney. this was after the death penalty had been thrown out that there were still on going appeals trying to get it reinstated. he supervised the team that fought against the death penalty, which was never reinstated. >> the senate vote was 47-52 against moving forward with the nomination. that includes eight democratic senators. pennsylvania's two senators. what are we hearing about the motivation for the pennsylvania senators voting against cloture? >> in pennsylvania it -- you do not want to be on his side as a pennsylvania lawmaker. i don't think that's a difficult call for them. any appeal, anything defending him, strong opposition from law enforcement. democratic district attorney in philadelphia have also opposed his nomination is broken down on a. and so i think that it is a matter of pennsylvania lawmakers a want to be seen in any way at all to be on the side of a cop killer. >> ahead of the
the legal defense fund had have a role and the case. eventually when he was the head of the legal defense fund they formally became his attorney. this was after the death penalty had been thrown out that there were still on going appeals trying to get it reinstated. he supervised the team that fought against the death penalty, which was never reinstated. >> the senate vote was 47-52 against moving forward with the nomination. that includes eight democratic senators. pennsylvania's two...
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putin would call it an act of self-defense. to save what he calls russian compatriots from the threat of those anti-russian agents emanating from kiev. now, that's very much part of the old soviet playbook. to justify military intervention. we've talked about that before. we've seen that many times in the past. and reporters who are there on the ground have seen absolutely no such threats to ethnic russians. but according to many analysts we've talked to here in moscow. putin does tend to see the new pro-western government in kiev as posing an existential threat toe his interests in ukraine. meaning crimea, they say, gives put than essential warm water port. it gives him that base for his black sea fleet. and he's apparently now made that cost-benefit calculation, that taking crimea back is actually worth the risk. he's not worried, apparently, about the consequences. be that half of the g-8 nations don't show up in sochi or that russia is somehow slapped with some form of sanctions. putin, we're told doesn't doesn't believe th
putin would call it an act of self-defense. to save what he calls russian compatriots from the threat of those anti-russian agents emanating from kiev. now, that's very much part of the old soviet playbook. to justify military intervention. we've talked about that before. we've seen that many times in the past. and reporters who are there on the ground have seen absolutely no such threats to ethnic russians. but according to many analysts we've talked to here in moscow. putin does tend to see...
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in 2009, the legal defense fund began advocating for abu-jamal. first as amicus and then as cocounsel. now, to be clear, mr. president, every criminal defendant is entitled to an attorney. but adegbile's representation of abu-jamal was pure advocacy. abu-jamal's guilt was not in doubt. four eyewitnesses saw the shooting. abu-jamal's confessed and stated in front of three witnesses that he hoped that officer faulkner died. there was significant ballistic and forensic evidence. for example, the murder weapon was registered to abu-jamal and found at the scene with spent shell casings. and abu-jamal already had a team of high-priced lawyers working pro bono who had filed decades of posttrial petitions and appeals delaying the carrying out of of his sentence. under aadegbile'adegbile's -- ur adegbile's supervision, rallies and protests and media campaign all portrayed mumia abu-jamal an unrepentant cop killer as a political prisoner. for example, a 2011l.d.f. press release said, "abu-jamal is widely viewed as a symbol of the racial injustices of the de
in 2009, the legal defense fund began advocating for abu-jamal. first as amicus and then as cocounsel. now, to be clear, mr. president, every criminal defendant is entitled to an attorney. but adegbile's representation of abu-jamal was pure advocacy. abu-jamal's guilt was not in doubt. four eyewitnesses saw the shooting. abu-jamal's confessed and stated in front of three witnesses that he hoped that officer faulkner died. there was significant ballistic and forensic evidence. for example, the...
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terminals do deserve -- terminals do deserve appropriate legal counsel in their defense. the fact is, the trial had occurred decades ago. mumia abu-jamal had multiple high cost lawyers volunteering their time. he had plenty of lawyers. you did not need more lawyers. did was debo adegbile he decided to join a political cause. that is what he decided to do. that is what this was all about. by doing so, he demonstrated his own contempt for, and frankly, a willingness to undermine the criminal justice system of the united states. >> that was republican senator pat toomey a pennsylvania where mumia abu-jamal is in prison. johanna fernandez, can you talk about the campaign to oppose debo adegbile? what happened in the senate? i heard a lot from the opposition in this period of time leading up to the vote. i heard very little from groups supporting debo adegbile. >> so the campaign against debo was initiated by the fraternal order of police. it began when they wrote a letter to the president of the united states. it essentially demonized mumia abu-jamal and linked debo mumia's a
terminals do deserve -- terminals do deserve appropriate legal counsel in their defense. the fact is, the trial had occurred decades ago. mumia abu-jamal had multiple high cost lawyers volunteering their time. he had plenty of lawyers. you did not need more lawyers. did was debo adegbile he decided to join a political cause. that is what he decided to do. that is what this was all about. by doing so, he demonstrated his own contempt for, and frankly, a willingness to undermine the criminal...
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john roberts participated in his defense against being executed. but that didn't come up during hearings to confirm roberts to the supreme court, because a pillar of our justice system is that everyone is entitled to a defense, and the lawyer who defends a criminal shouldn't be treated like one. jonathan tamari covered this story for "the philadelphia enquirer." officer this was more than filing legal beliefs. the leadership fund volunteered to represent him despite the fact he had a team of lawyers working for him, and not only did they volunteer resources but the press releases made it clear they view him as a type of hero to your point. one of the things that troubles people is that jamal did have sort of a celebrity around him, i guess you could, a movement. but he wasn't a part of that. he was an attorney doing what attorneys do. is there any reticence on the part of the legal community in philadelphia that he's now being essentially punished for the sins of his client? >> wealth, i've heard from some attorneys, not necessarily in philadelphia
john roberts participated in his defense against being executed. but that didn't come up during hearings to confirm roberts to the supreme court, because a pillar of our justice system is that everyone is entitled to a defense, and the lawyer who defends a criminal shouldn't be treated like one. jonathan tamari covered this story for "the philadelphia enquirer." officer this was more than filing legal beliefs. the leadership fund volunteered to represent him despite the fact he had a...
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i spoke saturday with the russian minister of defense about this. we have also constantly been in touch, as i said, with our collaborators on our side of the atlantic ally, nato partners in particular on the issue. i was asked nato last week where i attended the regularly scheduled nato ministerial. we took a few hours to meet with the nato-ukraine commission. we had then the deputy minister of defense with us of ukraine and spent some time with him. across the administration, our efforts, as you know, mr. chairman, have been focused on deescalating prices, supporting the new ukrainian government with economic assistance, and reaffirming our commitment to eastern and central europe. i strongly support this administration's approach to this deescalation. as you all know, secretary kerry was in kiev yesterday. he's in paris today. he's schedule to meet with russian foreign minister today. there was a nato meeting yesterday. another nato meeting today. osce announced it is sending 35 observers to ukraine. the other forums that united states is part of
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some of the speakers from sncc or the armed self-defense organization were using very provocative rhetoric and king was trying to pull it back. he gave a beautiful speech how they could not get their guns or molotov cocktails because he had a bigger version. but he was so worn down at that point to bring it underwrote -- everyone under his arm he wondered if he could still work with these organizations like sncc. >> host: what was the other dramatic tension or several moments during the march besides philadelphia? >> guest: the other major incidents of violence was a few days later in mississippi before the end of the march. a few days after the philadelphia march. king and others petitioned the federal government to the states of mississippi is adequately protecting us we need federal protection of u.s. marshals, justice department, national guard you name it. they were essentially ignored by president johnson. he had grown alienated from the civil-rights movement you see urban riots, what, a controversy over a government report and there was day black backlash and you see groups like snc
some of the speakers from sncc or the armed self-defense organization were using very provocative rhetoric and king was trying to pull it back. he gave a beautiful speech how they could not get their guns or molotov cocktails because he had a bigger version. but he was so worn down at that point to bring it underwrote -- everyone under his arm he wondered if he could still work with these organizations like sncc. >> host: what was the other dramatic tension or several moments during the...
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democrat secretaries of defense, republican secretaries of defense, it doesn't matter. then you've got robert gates who served republican and democrats. what does he say? this is a matter of grave concern. i have zero tolerance for sexual assault. leon panetta under bill clinton, "we have absolutely no tolerance for any form of sexual assault. i take these allegations seriously. we have no place in the military for sexual assault." and then current secretary under president obama, chuck hagel, "it's not good enough to say we have a zero-tolerance policy. we do. but what does it mean? how does that translate into changing anything? i want to know. these crimes have no place, no place in the greatest military on earth." we all agree with that, but here's what this shows you. just look at this. one, two, three, four, five, six, seven secretaries of defense, republicans and democrats over all these years, the first one being dick cheney in 1992. they've all promised zero tolerance. and the problem of sexual assault in the military gets worse and worse and worse. so, senator
democrat secretaries of defense, republican secretaries of defense, it doesn't matter. then you've got robert gates who served republican and democrats. what does he say? this is a matter of grave concern. i have zero tolerance for sexual assault. leon panetta under bill clinton, "we have absolutely no tolerance for any form of sexual assault. i take these allegations seriously. we have no place in the military for sexual assault." and then current secretary under president obama,...
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and that is why the legal defense fund is in this case." in fact, when the legal defense fund signed on as lead counsel in 2011, their press release declared -- quote -- "abu-jamal's conviction and death sentence are relics of a time and place that was notorious for police abuse and racial discrimination." end of quote. again, this is in fact a cause. it was a cause premised on the notion that this country's most notorious cop killer, mumia abu-jamal, was a victim rather than being a murderer. and the police officers and prosecutors and the entire judicial system were to blame. not the person who did the killing. at bottom, this is why the law enforcement community is so staunchly opposed to this nomination. that is why the fraternal order of police call this nomination a -- quote -- "thumb in the eye of our nation's law enforcement officers." end quote. that is why the philadelphia district attorney seth williams wrote this in her list of opposition -- in his letter of opposition -- quote -- "despite the overwhelming evidence of guilt, his
and that is why the legal defense fund is in this case." in fact, when the legal defense fund signed on as lead counsel in 2011, their press release declared -- quote -- "abu-jamal's conviction and death sentence are relics of a time and place that was notorious for police abuse and racial discrimination." end of quote. again, this is in fact a cause. it was a cause premised on the notion that this country's most notorious cop killer, mumia abu-jamal, was a victim rather than...
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secretary of state, vice presidtary of defense, chairman ochiefs, treasury secretary, the white house chief of staff, the national security adviser of the president, all meeting, talking about ukraine. let's bring in our panel. george will, mara eliasson, and charles krauthammer. george, you heard the president there, a meeting that would have gotten a lot of attention with the prime minister of israel, netanyahu, talking about ukraine. what about where we are today and what he said? >> well, we are in a position of extraordinary weakness, and i'm not sure it's obama's fault. we have to avoid political scientist calls narcicisstic policy disorder. that's the belief that everything in the world happens because of something we did or didn't do or said or didn't say. if the president had gone ahead and forced his red line and bombed syria, the people of ukraine still would have gone into the streets, still probably would have toppled their president, would have provoked putin and we would have been where we are now. the question is what we can do about that? one thing we can do is talk a
secretary of state, vice presidtary of defense, chairman ochiefs, treasury secretary, the white house chief of staff, the national security adviser of the president, all meeting, talking about ukraine. let's bring in our panel. george will, mara eliasson, and charles krauthammer. george, you heard the president there, a meeting that would have gotten a lot of attention with the prime minister of israel, netanyahu, talking about ukraine. what about where we are today and what he said? >>...
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he should have reinstated the nuclear defense shield and would have pushed putin back 20 yards. then they should have thrown him out of to the g . we shouldn't debate-are we going? >> maybe they're hoping -- try to give them the benefit of the doubt. marry maybe they're hoping -- the russian market drop. the ruble collapsed and many given his own bellicose talk he is hurting himself and at it going to fall on his actions. so let him implode on his own. >> maybe. maybe. possibly. could be. you're in charge. he just invaded a country that we have an obligation to protect, a country we want to bring over to the west. we don't wait for maybe, maybe, possibly could happen. that's not a leader. we act swiftly, we act decisively and we change the equation here with this man. instead of him pushing us around we push him around. that's the only thing a bully understands. someone standing up to him, getting in his face and saying you want to play this game? we're going to make life so difficult for you. >> that's what gets hits out on you. i'm hearing in your case, the mob wanted -- >> if
he should have reinstated the nuclear defense shield and would have pushed putin back 20 yards. then they should have thrown him out of to the g . we shouldn't debate-are we going? >> maybe they're hoping -- try to give them the benefit of the doubt. marry maybe they're hoping -- the russian market drop. the ruble collapsed and many given his own bellicose talk he is hurting himself and at it going to fall on his actions. so let him implode on his own. >> maybe. maybe. possibly....
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the organization that he worked for, the naacp legal defense fund represented a man on appeal who was convicted in 1982 of killing a philadelphia police officer. that man was convicted when adigbule was just a kid. and he worked on the case for the naacp as it challenged in appeals the constitutionality of the jury's sentencing instructions. and they won. the court ruled in favor of the naacp which resulted in jamaal's death sentence being vacated. he's now serving life without parole. that single appellate representation was then transformed into the basic kind of demagoguery on fox news. >> he volunteered to help out this man, who was convicted of murdering a philadelphia police officer in cold blood. >> there's a very racial past of pushing racial politics through actions inside the law. >> this is something who represented a nonrepen tent cop killer. >> you know what you just saw, right? and that worked at least so far. somehow, one can't help but wonder if this is a standard that only applies to a civil rights lawyer, trying to head the justice department's civil rights division,
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vladimir putin -- those were local self-defense units. those were local self-defense units. question -- how well trained are they if we compare them to the self-defense units in kiev? vladimir putin -- my dear colleague, look how well trained the people who operate in kiev were. as we all know, they were trained at special bases in neighboring states, in lithuania, poland and in ukraine itself, too. they were trained by instructors for extended periods. they were divided into dozens and hundreds. their actions were coordinated. they had good communication systems. it was all like clock work. did you see them in action? they looked very professional, like special forces. why do you think those in crimea should be any worse? in that case, can i specify it? did we take part in training crimean self-defense forces? vladimir putin -- no, we did not. and this is the same guy that the president of the united states pushed the reset button time and again with. this is the same guy that we can work with vladimir putin and my colleague from -- and former member of this body on friday,
vladimir putin -- those were local self-defense units. those were local self-defense units. question -- how well trained are they if we compare them to the self-defense units in kiev? vladimir putin -- my dear colleague, look how well trained the people who operate in kiev were. as we all know, they were trained at special bases in neighboring states, in lithuania, poland and in ukraine itself, too. they were trained by instructors for extended periods. they were divided into dozens and...
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defense budget, that we are now in the third year of deep cuts to u.s. defense spending. the consequence of these cuts is that since the president came into office in 2009, we were spending 3.7% of our economy on the base defense department budget. that number is now down to 2.8%. about a 1% reduction is a share of gdp increased spending for defense, which incidentally is the same level where we were on 9/11, 2001. so you can see how far we've fallen compared to what we were just a few years ago. what we are seeing today is harm immediately to u.s. readiness capabilities and to the long-term major reductions to sign the just forces, which when you look at a situation like this in europe, the idea that u.s. ground forces are irrelevant to be able to send a message about credible defense and to reach our allies. deter our adversaries, i think it would be -- is very clear. as a final point in terms of audiences, the president must use this opportunity to speak to the american people and explain our purpose in the world. a majority of americans now believe that the united sta
defense budget, that we are now in the third year of deep cuts to u.s. defense spending. the consequence of these cuts is that since the president came into office in 2009, we were spending 3.7% of our economy on the base defense department budget. that number is now down to 2.8%. about a 1% reduction is a share of gdp increased spending for defense, which incidentally is the same level where we were on 9/11, 2001. so you can see how far we've fallen compared to what we were just a few years...
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he's described the soldiers as being a self-defense force over which russia has no influence. the attention today will be on a meeting of eu leaders in brussels. they have been very reluctant to back stiff sanctions against moscow. they have a lot more to lose than the u.s. they come up with a package of economic support, but have been very wary of sanctions. moscow, of course, will be watching that closely. so will washington. whether or not the latest developments from crimea concentrates minds, we'll have to see, tamron. >>> we want to take you back to the developing news out of the maryland where the cpac conference is under way. mark murray is standing by. he is in washington. mark, are you there? >> hey, tamron. >> let's talk about first of after senator mitch mcconnell. we know he will be in a big political battle in the midterm, but he walked in entered the room with a reichel in hand handing it to tom coburn and actually made a plea focusing rather than on the party, focusing on his own personal race. c'mon, give me your perspective on this. >> actually pretty good th
he's described the soldiers as being a self-defense force over which russia has no influence. the attention today will be on a meeting of eu leaders in brussels. they have been very reluctant to back stiff sanctions against moscow. they have a lot more to lose than the u.s. they come up with a package of economic support, but have been very wary of sanctions. moscow, of course, will be watching that closely. so will washington. whether or not the latest developments from crimea concentrates...
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joining us now, defense former now. david, let me start with you. she was wearing shorts and a blacktop and prosecutors say, wait a minute, she's not sleeping in shorts and a blacktop. she was trying to run away from a man who was about to kill her. what do you think? >> that seems to be the more plausible story here. >> don't you have to know what she normally wears? >> absolutely. some people sleep in shorts. >> or nothing at all. >> i understand the prosecutors are on that. i don't think that's the greatest piece of evidence, certainly a great piece of evidence in this whole story. she's running into the bathroom and trying to get away from them, the screaming at each other and the fight and the shots. >> you get out of bed, wouldn't you know if your girlfriend is next to you when you get out of bed and you hear an intruder and if he is sincere in saying i want to protect her, wouldn't he at first determined she was next to him in bed or not and if she's not, she's at risk? >> you know, i've never been in a position where i thought there was some
joining us now, defense former now. david, let me start with you. she was wearing shorts and a blacktop and prosecutors say, wait a minute, she's not sleeping in shorts and a blacktop. she was trying to run away from a man who was about to kill her. what do you think? >> that seems to be the more plausible story here. >> don't you have to know what she normally wears? >> absolutely. some people sleep in shorts. >> or nothing at all. >> i understand the prosecutors...
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he rose to prominence while serving the naacp legal defense fund for a decade as a civil rights lawyer of tremendous acclaim defending the voting rights act in front of the supreme court not once but twice today that man was voted down because of another man he once defended. well, actually no, that's not the story. the organization that he worked for, the naacp legal defense fund, represented a man on appeal who was convicted in 1982 amid much controversy of killing a philadelphia police officer. that man, mumia abu jamal was convicted when he was just a kid and nearly 30 years later adigbele worked on the case for the naacp legal defense fund as it challenged in appeal it is constitutionality of the jury's sentencing instructions in the mumia abu jamal case. and they won. the court ruled in favor of the naacp ldf which resulted in the death sentence being vacated. he is now serving life without parole. that single appellate representation was then transformed into the basest kind of demagoguery on fox news. >> he volunteered to help out this man mumia abu jamal who was convicted of m
he rose to prominence while serving the naacp legal defense fund for a decade as a civil rights lawyer of tremendous acclaim defending the voting rights act in front of the supreme court not once but twice today that man was voted down because of another man he once defended. well, actually no, that's not the story. the organization that he worked for, the naacp legal defense fund, represented a man on appeal who was convicted in 1982 amid much controversy of killing a philadelphia police...
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. >> a defense team will try and prove he shot fine camp by mistake. prosecutors say it was premeditated and will seek a life sentence if prestorious is con corrected. >> the hong kong business tycoon and british british football car son-in-law young has been found guilty of five money laundering charges. the owner of birmingham city was found guilty of launchedering $93 million in hong kong >> reporter: he first came to prominence in 2009 when he bought the birmingham football club. in 2011, the club was relegated from the please, sir league and that same year, carson was arrested and charged with money lau laundering. those charges relate to bank accounts held here in hong kong with more than $93 million passed through. delivering his verdict, a judge said he was not a witness of truth and exaggerated his income in hair dressing, the stockmarket and his gambling habits. supporters from the birmingham ball club who attended the trial said they were happy with the result but wanted to know what would happen to his for tour and where that would leave th
. >> a defense team will try and prove he shot fine camp by mistake. prosecutors say it was premeditated and will seek a life sentence if prestorious is con corrected. >> the hong kong business tycoon and british british football car son-in-law young has been found guilty of five money laundering charges. the owner of birmingham city was found guilty of launchedering $93 million in hong kong >> reporter: he first came to prominence in 2009 when he bought the birmingham...